Abrie Fourie
Crossing, Tshwane, South Africa
2003
30 × 40 cm (× 24 cm)
Lambda prints, edition no. 3 of 3
Courtesy of the artist
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Crossing, Tshwane, South Africa, 2003, 30 × 40 cm (× 24 cm). Lambda prints, edition no. 3 of 3, courtesy of the artist. Angst, keine Angst, Installation view at Times Art Center, 2021. Foto: Jens Ziehe, Berlin.
On the outskirts of Pretoria traffic signs or lights do not regulate the crossroads—they are located between a fast-expanding informal settlement on one side and a formal, government housing settlement on the other.
I came across these fractured chairs scattered arbitrarily on the roadside. The scene reminded me of an archeological site in that the shattered, dismembered chairs scattered across the landscape recall skeletal remains that provide evidence of human existence. (Artist Statement)
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Crossing, Tshwane, South Africa, 2003, 30 × 40 cm (× 24 cm). Lambda prints, edition no. 3 of 3, courtesy of the artist.